Crustal thickness variations in Venezuela from deep seismic observations

Tectonophysics

Volumn 459, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 14-26

  Schmitz, M ^a   Avila, J ^a   Bezada, M ^a,b   Vieira, E ^a,c   Yanez M ^a,d   Levander, A ^b   Zelt, C A ^b   Jacome M I ^e   Magnani, M B ^b,f  

^a Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas   (Venezuela)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^d now at: Western Geco   (Venezuela)

^e UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Crustal thickness; Deep seismic observations; South America; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL THINNING; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING; FORELAND BASIN; MOHO; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; THRUST FAULT; VELOCITY PROFILE;

CARIBBEAN COAST [VENEZUELA]; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

FALCONIDAE;

EID: 54449085855     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.072     Document Type: Article

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